WARRIORS NOTEOOK / Only Bad Feelings Product of Losses

Brad Weinstein

Published 4:00 am, Sunday, December 3, 2000

The last time the Warriors faced Dallas, three players were ejected, Golden State's Mark Davis slammed 7-foot-6 Shawn Bradley to the hardwood and the Mavericks' burly power forward Gary Trent charged at Vonteego Cummings while the then-rookie guard showered in the visitors' locker room.

The histrionics resulted in $28,000 in fines and one-game suspensions for Davis and Trent, who was on the injured list at the time of his confrontation.

The Warriors insisted that no bad feelings lingered from their 117-103 loss last Jan. 25 at Dallas -- except their frustration over being dominated by the Mavericks. Dallas took all four meetings last season by an average of 14 points, and has won six in a row overall after last night's 97-78 victory at the Arena in Oakland.

"Forget about the stuff that went on in that game -- that's in the past, and we're got a lot of new players," forward Antawn Jamison said. "What we have to focus on is beating them because they have done a tremendous job against us."

Cummings and Trent were unable to renew pleasantries last night because both are on the IL. Trent did not travel with the Mavericks.

QUICK RECOVERY: Don Nelson returned to the Mavericks' bench two days after having a biopsy on his swollen prostate. Del Harris, who is one of eight assistants on the Dallas staff, guided the Mavericks in Thursday's loss at Portland.

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